China’s Xi Jinping Calls for Resolute Efforts to Combat Corruption
BEIJING, Jan 7 (Bernama-Xinhua) – Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Xi Jinping has called for resolute efforts to combat corruption, emphasizing the need to take a tough, protracted, and all-around battle against the problem.
Xi made the remarks at the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), which opened in Beijing on Monday. He stressed that corruption is the greatest threat to the Party, and combating it represents the most thorough kind of self-reform.
The Chinese leader noted that significant challenges remain in the fight against corruption, but emphasized the need for sustained action to maintain the integrity of officials and ensure the steady advancement of Chinese modernization. He also urged for greater progress in Party self-governance to guarantee the Party’s strong leadership core in building socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Xi emphasized the importance of conducting concrete, targeted, and regular political oversight, and maintaining a high degree of unity with the CPC Central Committee in both words and actions. He also underscored the need to establish a regular and long-term mechanism for discipline education, enforce strict management and supervision of officials, and encourage them to take action in reform and innovation while abiding by rules and discipline.
The Chinese leader also highlighted the importance of maintaining a tough stance against corruption, focusing on key issues, sectors, and targets, and eliminating systemic corruption risks. He stressed that disciplinary inspection and supervision authorities are crucial in advancing the Party’s self-reform, calling for more efforts to ensure their work is carried out in a standardised, law-based and professional manner.
Conclusion
Xi Jinping’s remarks underscore the importance of continued efforts to combat corruption in China, emphasizing the need for sustained action and a tough stance against the problem. The Chinese leader’s comments also highlight the need for greater progress in Party self-governance and the importance of maintaining a high degree of unity with the CPC Central Committee.
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What did Xi Jinping say about corruption?
Xi Jinping called corruption the greatest threat to the Party and emphasized the need to take a tough, protracted, and all-around battle against the problem. -
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Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of making greater progress in Party self-governance to ensure the Party’s strong leadership core in building socialism with Chinese characteristics and to guarantee the steady advancement of Chinese modernization. - What did Xi Jinping say about disciplinary inspection and supervision authorities?
Xi Jinping stressed that disciplinary inspection and supervision authorities are crucial in advancing the Party’s self-reform, calling for more efforts to ensure their work is carried out in a standardised, law-based and professional manner.